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Aldipoweryesterday at 2:59 PM4 repliesview on HN

Tyr is a Danish metal band. Period. :-)


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robert_fossyesterday at 3:24 PM

I thought Tyr was the Norse god of War & Justice.

Considering that the Mali GPUs were developed by ARM Norway, and this driver is Just, I would say this is one aptly named driver.

pinkmuffinereyesterday at 8:59 PM

T-Y-R is also the root in semitic languages (eg, Hebrew and Arabic) related to flying! Maybe not on purpose, but I really like that incidental connection, given the combined reputation of rust and GPU operations for being fast.

Edit: apparently T-Y-R is not a root relating to flight in Hebrew! Maybe other Semitic languages, Im not sure. In Arabic it certainly is

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MisterTeayesterday at 3:29 PM

Technically they are from the Faroe Islands. Great band, seen them live many times.

MilanTodorovicyesterday at 3:28 PM

Faroese actually